Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26


1t is announced that President Grevy of
France will resign. Francois Paul Jules
Grevy was born, according to the usual
statements, at Mont so us-VandreZ, in the
Jura mountains, August Is, 1918, but the
register of his birth proves that ne was
born in 1907. He was educated in the
college of Poligny aud afterwards studied
law in Paris, and in due course was ad-
United as an advocate. He took part in
the revolution of 1880, and was suisse
quently much employed at the bar as 8
defender of members of the Radi-
cal party who were charged with
the commission OF political offences.
In 1848 he was appointed COM
mlssary of the Provisional Government
II his department, and was returned to
the Constituent Assembly, heading the
list of the successful candidates for the
Jura. AS q member of the Committee of
Justice and Vice-President of the Assem-
bly,, M. Grevy frequently assembled the
tribune and proved himself one OF the
sblest speakers of the democratic party.
While maintaining an Independent atti-
tude, far removed from the Socialists and
not as far from the mountain, he usually
voted with the extreme left. Above al
his name is connected with Radical
amendment on the question of the Presi-
dency. He proposed that articles Al, 10
and As of the constitution should run IN
the following terms: "Art. Il. The Ma
tional Assembly delegates the executive
power to citizen who receives the title
of President of the Council of Ministers"
a. AT Thn 80 naiI
of Ministers is appointed by the National
Assembly by secret ballot, and an
absolute majority of votes "Art. As
The President of the Council is elected
for an unlimited period. The appoint
ment was rejected by 633 votes to 15S at
the sitting OF October Z, 1S4S, when the
Assembly decided that the President
of the republic should be chosen by
universal suffrage and should hold Office
for four years. After the election of De-
cember 10 NJ. Grevy opposed the govern
ment Of Louis Napoleon, and protested
against the expedition to Rome. After
the coup d'etat he held aloof from poll
tics and confined himself to the practice
of his profession. In 1858 he was sp-
pointed batonnier of the Order of Advo-
again returned as Deputy for the Jura.
President OF the National Assembly, then
sitting in Bordeaux and now removed to
Versailles, and in discharging the duties
played remarkable tact, Judgment
in April, 1873, when he was sue
Tod hxTH DF1E ~ nnfo
M Grevy published pamphlet, entitled
he declared that "France has been trans
formed, and has become q pure sdemoc
racy;" that "her first mistake was not to
when she possesses the elements of one;"
and that''her second mistake would be to
attempt to establish it when those ele-
election of February, 1876, he was re-
reimbursement of Dole in the depart
ment OF the Jura, and on the meeting of
the Chamber he was elected it's
Chamber of Deputies November 10, 1877,
and again in January, 1879 After the
resignation of Marshal MacMahon, M
public for seven years on January 80,
1879, when SOS votes were recorded in his
favor, SO being for General ChaDzy, for
NJ. Gambetta, l each for General Lsd
miralt, the Duo d'Aumsle and General
Gallifit. Forty three voting papers were
blank, and 81 Senstors and Deputies were
absent. In 1886 M. Grevy was, without
opposition, reelected TO the Presidency
for another term of seven years.
CRAZY CHARGE.
PARIS, Nov. % The extreme Radicals
are trying to prep .re a charge Of treason
agsinst M. GreVy for his action toward
the government of Peru and the French
tribunals In the Dreyfus-Guano affair.
DEFINITELY DECIDED TO RESIGN.
PARIS, Nov. 25-Journsl des Debsts
predicts definite settlement of the crisis
to-day. Immediately upon NJ Grevy's
announcement of his resignation, plen-
ary meeting of the groups Of the left will
select 8 candidate for the presidency. A.
the meeting Of the Radicals yesterday, it
was decided to resolutely oppose .any
military candidate. The RouVier Cabinet